All posts tagged "ESG"
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68ChinaPBOC Set to Launch Credit Tools to Support Emissions Reduction
FIs will be able to lend to qualified companies to back emissions reduction projects and apply to the central bank for funding support.
October 21, 2021 -
56Asia-PacificThai SEC to Collaborate with Environmental Organisations
The collaboration will aim to promote good governance, while encouraging businesses to take into account social and environmental considerations.
October 20, 2021 -
133JapanJapan to Consider Removal of Quarterly Reporting Requirement
While some argue quarterly reporting helps investors make more informed judgments, regulators worry it incentivises short term profit seeking behaviour.
October 13, 2021 -
148JapanJapan to Start Investing Foreign Reserves in ESG Bonds
Japan would become the first G7 government to use its foreign reserves for ESG investments, as it ramps up efforts to combat climate change.
October 13, 2021 -
1.0KFeatured ArticlesAction Needed to Scale Up ESG Investing, say IMF, OECD
The IMF, World Bank and OECD are working on classification systems to harmonise and support the development of sustainable finance markets.
October 8, 2021 -
408AML / KYCESG Due Diligence: Setting a High Water Mark
Refinitiv's Wendy De Cruz talks to Regulation Asia about new supply chain laws reshaping industries and the challenges FIs face in enhancing due diligence practices.
October 6, 2021 -
102InternationalIASB Launches Post Implementation Review of IFRS 9
Among other areas, the review seeks input on the application of IFRS 9 to financial instruments with sustainability-linked features and cash flows linked to ESG targets.
October 5, 2021 -
246SingaporeHSBC, Temasek to Establish Platform to Fund Sustainable Infrastructure
HSBC and Temasek, with support from ADB and Clifford Capital Holdings, will dispense over $1bn in loans through the platform within 5 years.
October 5, 2021 -
246Market InfrastructureSingapore Established Green Bonds Programme Office
The new office, under the Ministry of Finance, will help to catalyse sustainable finance and green investments, said minister Lawrence Wong.
October 4, 2021 -
247FeatureBOK to Boost Investment in ESG-related Stocks, Bonds
The BOK will exclude companies and sectors with low ESG scores from its investment universe in its foreign currency reserves management.
September 29, 2021
